diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
index 0d9a65a5cc8302..1321c056c2a221 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def requires_tcl(*version):
     def deco(test):
         @functools.wraps(test)
         def newtest(self):
-            if get_tk_patchlevel() < (8, 6, 5):
+            if get_tk_patchlevel() < version:
                 self.skipTest('requires Tcl version >= ' +
                                 '.'.join(map(str, get_tk_patchlevel())))
             test(self)